diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 80a3e73..0ccef96 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -22,14 +22,7 @@
       <div id="game-board"></div>
       <div id="button-box"></div>
     </div>
-    <div id="game-link-container">
-      <button id="copy-link-button" onclick="copyGameLink()">
-        <svg class="icon" alt="Copy">
-          <use href="/icons/clipboard-copy.svg"></use>
-        </svg>
-        <span id="copy-link-text">Click to copy game link!</span>
-      </button>
-    </div>
+
     <script src="scripts/display-ws-connection.js"></script>
     <script src="scripts/send-ws-messages.js"></script>
     <script src="scripts/copy-game-link.js"></script>
diff --git a/src/web-socket-handler.tsx b/src/web-socket-handler.tsx
index 51a5f85..ec09aca 100644
--- a/src/web-socket-handler.tsx
+++ b/src/web-socket-handler.tsx
@@ -224,6 +224,15 @@ class GameServer {
           </button>,
         );
       }
+    } else if (this.gomoku.status === 'waiting') {
+      buttons.push(
+        <button id="copy-link-button" onclick="copyGameLink()">
+          <svg class="icon" alt="Copy">
+            <use href="/icons/clipboard-copy.svg"></use>
+          </svg>
+          <span id="copy-link-text">Click to copy game link!</span>
+        </button>,
+      );
     }
 
     conn.ws.send(<div id="button-box">{buttons}</div>);